Finger ring



June 6, 1944. E. PALLlsER FINGER RING -Fildl Nqv. 19, 1942 j A TTU/PNE YS v `of ring constructed Patented June 6, 1944 Application Nyember 19,1942, Serial No. 466,214

8 Claims.

My invention relates generally to nger rings, and in particular to linger rings within the head of which display members are disposed.

The main object of myinvention is the provision of a hollow-head finger ring having a pluralty of linked-together display members removably disposed within the ring head.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a. nger ring having an enlarged -hollow head, in which a plurality of display members are secured Ifor sliding movement into and out of the head, and which may be entirely removed from within the head for viewing.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a hollow-headed ring having a pair of trackways therewithin in which trackways a plurality of display members may be engaged .for sliding movement into and out of the head, the display elements being entirely disengageable from the l tracks and removable from the head.

Still another obiect of my invention is the provision of a hollow-head finger ring having a pair of trackways in the side walls thereofI the trackways being narrow at the bottom of the head near the front thereof, and substantially wider at the rear thereof.

' A still further object of my invention is the provision of display members for a hollow-head finger ring which may be locked thereinto for sliding movement in and out of the head and easily and quickly withdrawn therefrom, as de from the following descriptionv oan illustrative embodiment of my invention.

v In the drawing annexed hereto, forming a part hereof, l

'Figure 1 is a side elevational view of one form according to and embodying my invention; l

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the head of the ring, slightly enlarged and partly broken away, and with the side cover plate in raised Flg.3 isasectiononthelineS--tofFigl with the side cover plate in closing position;

Fig. 4 is a section similar to 1"i g.3thro\lgh the Il head of the ring with the display element components in extended position;

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view showing the manner in which the display elements are inserted into and'removed from the head; and

Fig. 6 is a top plan of the linked together display elements.

My ring, indicated generally by reference numeral I0, comprises a head I2 and a conventional linger encircling portion I4. The ring may be formed in any of the conventional ways, except that head i2 thereof is enlarged and hollowed out to form a rectangular chamber I6 dened by side Walls 2i), 22, rear wall 2i, bed 23, top 25 and front vopening I 8. Opening I 8 isat the front of or recessed in side walls 20, 22, respectively, parof chamber i6 (see Fig. 4). as at 24.

I provide a plurality of display elements, which -are preferably thin, nat, stamped 'or otherwise formed platesl 40, 40, linked together at the ends thereof as at 42. .Plates 40 are narrower than the width of :lateral opening I8 andare shorter than chamber I6, so that when folded over atop one, another, all the .plates'may readily nt and be received within chamber I6, as seen in Fig; 3.

The rearmost plate 44 'is the same width and length as themedian plates 40, andhas formed thereon an outwardly extending nger 46 on each' side `tln'ereof, near its terminal end. Fingers 46 are formed of such length and thickness as to nt easily -withintrackways 30, 32.

In; order to insert the: display members into the chamber I8. plate 44-must be held at an angle (see Fig. 5) ,and introduced into the chamber in such angled pomtion.` Fingers 48, extending laterally v.of plates 44, 46 prevent insertion in any other way, becauseifile width of opening I8 is less than the lateral distance from :dnger to finger across plate 44. The diagonal distance across opening Il, however. is longer vthan tb a lateral opening distance across fingers 46, 46, and when heldin the angular position, there is no resistance to the insertion of plate 44 within chamber I6. When plate 44 has been inserted up to or past point T (see Figs. 3 and 4), the widened grooves of trackways 3 0, 32--increasing the lateral distance from side wall to side wall across chamber lli-permit the plate to be swung into position parallel to and atop bed 23, with fingers 46, 46 resting beneath the shoulders S defining the trackways. The display elements, after being folded on top of the plate 44,' may thereafter be slid in and out of the chamber I6 in parallelism to the plane of the chamber. My linkage of elements may thus be slidable in and out of chamber I6 parallel to the plane thereof When the fingers are at the widened rear of the chamber, the4 fingers may be disengaged from the tracks by the angulation of the end plate 44, and the ydisplay elements entirelywithdrawn from the chamber in such angled position.

At the end of the linkage of display elements remote from plate 44, I provide and secure. as by linkage, a cover plate 50, the .body 52 of which is of such size and shape as to fit within opening I8. A tongue 54, integral with and depending from body 52 is force-fitted into a suitable groove or recess 56 in the side of the ring bed, to lock plate 50 hush with the body vof the ring head (see Fig. 3). Tongue 54 may be movably engaged fromV below to draw same from groove 56 and thereby withdraw all the display elements from the head of the ring.

Hollow head rings have been known in the art, but none having members' which may be entirely removed from the head or replaced as in accordance with my invention. Photographs, names, numbers, etc., may be mounted on or engraved on'my display elements. They may be withdrawn easily and quickly for viewing, they may be removed entirely with no diiilculty, and a completely differently decoratedv set of elements head, a chamber within said hollow head having top, bottom, rear and a pair of side walls, and a lateral opening thereinto, and a pair of opposing grooves countersunk in chamber constituting tracks parallel to and near the bottom thereof, the tracks extending from front to back of the chamber and being substantially wider at the rear thereof, the lower edge of the groove being parallel to the bottom of the chamber and the upper edge therefor being parallel to the lower edge near the front of the chamber and curving upwardly past the center of the chamber to near the top thereof.

4. A nger ring having an enlarged hollow head, a chamber therewithin defined by a pair of side walls, a rear wall, a bottom and a top, and having a lateral opening thereinto. a pair of opposing tracks in the side walls extending from front to rear of the chamber, the tracks being wider at the rear of the chamber than at the front thereof, a display element, and means thereon to engage the.tracks for sliding movement therealong in and out of the chamber, the said means being disengageable from the track at the rear o'f the chamber permitting withdrawal of the display element from the chamber.

5. A nnger ring having an enlarged hollow head, a chamber tnerewithin dennen by a. pair of may be used with the ring as desiredictates or` as necessityrcommands.

For aviewing, the elements may be withdrawn or even entirely removed from chamber I6 and unfolded into the form of Fig. 6. When it is desired to replace the elements, end vplate 44 is inserted and track-engaged, and the elements folded over against one another onto end plate 44 (see Fig. 3) and slid back'into the chamber, the cover plate then being dropped down and to close the opening I8, 'at which time the outline of the ring will be smooth and unbroken, and the ring willappear just like any ordinary large head nger ring.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desireto secure by LettersPatent is:

1. A nger ring having an enlarged hollow head, a chamber within said hollow head having thereinto, and a pair of opposing tracks inthe tracks extending from front to back of the chamber, being substantially wider at the rear thereof than at the front. l

2. A finger ring having an enlarged hollow head, a chamber within said hollow head having a lateral opening thereinto, land a pairV of opposing tracks in the side walls of the chamber, the tracks extending from front to back of the chainber near the bottom thereof and increasing substantially in width towards the rear thereof, extending from top to bottom of the chamber at said rear.

3. A `finger. ring having -an enlarged hollow 'I5 "and removal ofthe side w'alls of the chamber, theV side walls, a rear wall, a bottom and a top and having a lateral opening thereinto. a pair of opposing tracks in the side walls extending from front to rear of the chamber, a display element 'and means thereon to engage the track for sllding movement of the element in parallel relation to the bottom into and out of the chamber, the tracks at the rear thereof being wider to permit angulation of the display element with respect to the bottom and. disengagement of the engaging means from the ting withdrawal and removal of the element from the chamber. l

6. A nger'ring having an enlarged hollow head, a chamber therewithin dened by a pair of side walls, a rearl Wall, a bottom and a top, and having a lateral opening thereinto, a pair of opposing tracks in the side walls extending from front to rear of the chamber the tracks being Wider at the rear of the chamber than at the front thereof, a plurality of linked-together display elements, and means on one thereof to engage the track for sliding movement therealong in and out of the chamber in parallelism to the plane of the chamber, the said means being disengageable from the track at the rear of the chamber upon angulation of the element with respect-to the chamber, thereby permitting oomplete disassociation of the display elements from the chamber.

7. A nnger ring having an enlarged hollow head, a chamber therewithin defined by a pair of side walls, a rear wall, a bottom and a. top and having a lateral opening thereinto, a pair of opposing tracks in the side walls extending from front to rear of the chamber, said tracks being of increased width at the rear of the chamber. a plurality of display elements and means on one thereof to engage the track for sliding movement of the element in parallel relationto the bottom into and out of the chamber, the tracks at the rear thereof permitting angulation of the display element with respect to the bottom and disengagement of the engaging means from the tracks, thereby permitting complete withdrawal elements from the chamber,

the side walls of the than at the front tracks, thereby permitaudace t 3 8.Af1nger ring having an enlargedhollow head, a chamber within said hollow head having a lateral opening thereinto, and 'a pair of opposing tracks in the side walls of the chamber,` the tracks extending from front to back of 'the chamber near the bottom thereof and increasing substantially in width towards the rear thereof, s

plurality of display elements, one thereof to engage the tracks for sliding movement of the elements into and out o1' the chamber, and another thereof closing the lateral opening when all of 5 the elements are within the chamber.

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